girls' name ★ peaked 2014

Arianna

Meaning From Italian Arianna, from Ancient Greek Ἀριάδνη (Ariádnē) Gender Girl Rank 2025 #234 Trend ↓ Falling 40%

From Italian Arianna, from Ancient Greek Ἀριάδνη (Ariádnē).

Rank 2025
#234
among girls · ↓38 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,323
named Arianna · -15% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,215
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2014
5,282 babies
All-time total
104,225
#366 all-time among girls
First recorded
1963
in Social Security records

Arianna popularity over time

104,225 babies have been named Arianna since 1963, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
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By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s 97 – 97 10 – #1,821
1970s 300 – 300 30 +209% #1,636
1980s 1,833 – 1,833 183 +511% #472
1990s 11,958 – 11,958 1,196 +552% #157
2000s 37,838 42 37,880 3,788 +217% #52
2010s 41,814 31 41,845 4,185 +10% #40
2020s (to 2025) 10,312 – 10,312 1,719 -59% #124

Where Arianna is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 1,213 0.75 #254
2027 1,127 0.70 #276
2028 1,058 0.66 #290
2029 1,003 0.62 #306
2030 959 0.60 #319

Where Arianna is most popular

Girls named Arianna per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.998 per 1,000. Strongest in New Mexico, Delaware, and Maryland.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Arianna born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Mexico 69 2.84 +184%
Delaware 31 2.73 +174%
Maryland 178 1.68 +68%
Texas 1,307 1.63 +63%
South Dakota 23 1.61 +61%
California 1,323 1.57 +58%
Nevada 73 1.57 +57%
Mississippi 71 1.52 +52%
Florida 638 1.49 +49%
Arizona 205 1.46 +46%
New Jersey 261 1.45 +45%
Connecticut 83 1.43 +43%
Arkansas 75 1.42 +42%
South Carolina 127 1.41 +42%
New York 518 1.31 +31%
Illinois 292 1.28 +28%
Georgia 281 1.24 +24%
Virginia 192 1.13 +13%
Alabama 105 1.12 +12%
Rhode Island 14 1.12 +12%
Colorado 124 1.11 +11%
Massachusetts 131 1.08 +9%
West Virginia 28 1.07 +7%
North Carolina 242 1.06 +6%
Tennessee 158 0.997 ≈ national
Kansas 55 0.953 ≈ national
Pennsylvania 212 0.897 -10%
Oklahoma 64 0.870 -13%
Washington 124 0.858 -14%
Oregon 55 0.845 -15%
Louisiana 73 0.834 -16%
Kentucky 69 0.807 -19%
Michigan 145 0.796 -20%
Indiana 111 0.791 -21%
Utah 65 0.781 -22%
Minnesota 84 0.778 -22%
Wisconsin 73 0.709 -29%
Ohio 164 0.691 -31%
Idaho 23 0.687 -31%
Nebraska 21 0.584 -41%
Iowa 32 0.548 -45%
Missouri 64 0.531 -47%
District of Columbia 5 0.422 -58%
North Dakota 5 0.380 -62%
New Hampshire 7 0.379 -62%
Alaska – – –
Hawaii – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Arianna

Arianna is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #234 in 2025 with 1,323 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1963, 104,225 American babies have been named Arianna. Its peak came in 2014, when 5,282 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Arianna stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Arianna?

The median living Arianna is about 15 years old; half are between 10 and 22. An estimated 103 thousand people named Arianna are alive in the United States today.

median 15 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Arianna year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 1,323 #234 – –
2024 1,564 #196 – –
2023 1,595 #190 – –
2022 1,696 #175 – –
2021 1,920 #144 – –
2020 2,214 #124 – –
2019 2,516 #116 – –
2018 2,983 #95 – –
2017 3,290 #87 – –
2016 3,913 #69 6 #10,853
2015 4,548 #56 – –
2014 5,276 #40 6 #10,811
2013 5,005 #44 6 #10,831
2012 4,735 #49 5 #12,414
2011 4,700 #52 – –
2010 4,848 #54 8 #8,864
2009 4,845 #52 – –
2008 4,426 #66 5 #12,686
2007 4,481 #70 9 #8,223
2006 4,292 #76 8 #8,785
2005 3,673 #88 12 #6,250
2004 3,686 #86 8 #8,193
2003 3,796 #86 – –
2002 2,965 #114 – –
2001 3,015 #108 – –
2000 2,659 #128 – –
1995 1,159 #244 – –
1990 629 #411 – –
1985 133 #1,092 – –
1980 85 #1,435 – –
1975 24 #2,973 – –
1970 16 #3,723 – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Arianna

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Arianna Huffington Arianna Huffington Greek and American businesswoman (born 1950) Contemporary
  2. 2 Arianna Fontana Arianna Fontana Italian speed skater (born 1990) Contemporary
  3. 3 Arianna Errigo Arianna Errigo Italian foil and sabre fencer b. 1988 · Contemporary
  4. 4 Arianna Follis Arianna Follis Italian cross-country skier b. 1977 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Arianna, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Arianna?

The median living Arianna is about 15 years old. Half of all living Ariannas are between 10 and 22 years old.

How many people named Arianna are alive today?

An estimated 103 thousand people named Arianna are alive in the United States, based on 104,225 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Arianna mean?

From Italian Arianna, from Ancient Greek Ἀριάδνη (Ariádnē).

How popular is the name Arianna in 2025?

Arianna ranked #234 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,323 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Arianna?

104,225 babies have been named Arianna in the United States since 1963, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Arianna most popular?

Arianna peaked in 2014, when 5,282 newborns received the name.

Is Arianna a boy or girl name?

Arianna is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Arianna rising or falling?

Arianna is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Arianna become more popular?

Arianna is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 959 girls named Arianna in 2030, which would rank around #319. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Arianna?

Well-known people named Arianna include Arianna Huffington (actor), Arianna Fontana (skater), Arianna Errigo (fencer).

Names like Arianna

Names that sound and feel close to Arianna: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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